Of the two England internationals on Jose Mourinho’s radar one would’ve thought that in terms of the long term a move for Tottenham right back Kyle Walker would trump interest in Liverpool’s Glen Johnson, who has not had the best of seasons and is some six years the senior of the two.

Walker has fought his way into the England squad and is likely to be in the England squad for the Euro 2012 finals and his consistent form saw Vedran Corluka offloaded to Germany as his attack minded displays have suited Harry Redknapp’s style of play to a tee this term.

Johnson is arguably not the best right back at Liverpool, let alone in England, with youngster Martin Kelly looking a very able option that Kenny Dalglish may look to turn to in the coming months and years.

Real Madrid’s first choice Alvaro Arbeloa is a solid, if not spectacular option, and one can see why Mourinho would be looking to strengthen this area. At times Sergio Ramos has moved from centre back to fill the role and a move to the La Liga giants may well tempt either of the targets listed by this source.